Sec. 263.082. PAYMENT BY PATIENT

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(a) A patient may not be permitted to pay an amount for the patient's maintenance in the hospital greater than the average per capita cost of maintenance in the hospital, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on the cost of the hospital.
(b) An officer or employee of a county hospital may not accept from a patient a fee, payment, or gratuity for any service.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

                    
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